We're in Hot Water

And thank goodness! Jake did some research and made some calls, and we were lucky enough to be able to get Mr. Plumber to come and install a new hot water heater for us. Here it is, in its water-warming glory:



Here's all the fancy specs on it:

Please note that it is an "EverKleen" -- self-cleaning! I think all appliances should have this feature. In fact, I would like our whole house to be outfitted with this technology.

In other small updates, we've started preparing for winter. We've taken out and put away our air conditioners, and we've taken out the screens and put the storm windows in the storm doors.

We've also made plans with our mason (the guy who rebuilt our chimney) to do some repointing both inside and outside the house. All this should have us in good shape when the real New England fall hits.